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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete form of deftly.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "They dauncen deffly, and singen soote, In their merimen"

Usage

Inflected Forms

more defly (comparative) most defly (superlative)

Questions

What does defly mean?
Obsolete form of deftly.

How to pronounce defly

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